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Dearborn, Michigan - 1 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks West Village Academy #33 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,844 per pupil, West Village Academy ranks #397 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
West Village Academy operates 1 public schools serving 291 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,844 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.5% local, 64.4% state, and 35.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 77/100, ranked #33 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 242:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 61.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% African American, 8.7% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is West Village Academy, enrolling 242 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
West Village Academy accounts for 83.2% of all West Village Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Village Academy a distant remainder — means West Village Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
West Village Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
West Village Academy student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
West Village Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 61.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
West Village Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 291 students.
How much does West Village Academy spend per student?
West Village Academy spends $12,844 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #33 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of West Village Academy?
West Village Academy students are 87.6% African American, 8.7% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Village Academy?
West Village Academy has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #33 out of 707 districts in Michigan.